Persuasive Peers: Social Communication and Voting in Latin America
Hardback
Main Details
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Persuasive Peers: Social Communication and Voting in Latin America
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Andy Baker
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By (author) Barry Ames
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By (author) Lucio Renno
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Series | Princeton Studies in Global and Comparative Sociology |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:336 | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 156 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780691205786
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Classifications | Dewey:324.98 |
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Audience | |
Illustrations |
55 b/w illus. 40 tables.
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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Publication Date |
27 October 2020 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
How voting behavior in Latin America is influenced by social networks and everyday communication among peers In Latin America's new democracies, political parties and mass partisanship are not deeply entrenched, leaving many votes up for grabs during election campaigns. In a typical presidential election season, between one-quarter and one-half
Author Biography
Andy Baker is professor of political science and director of the Program on International Development at the University of Colorado Boulder. Barry Ames is the Andrew Mellon Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Pittsburgh. Lucio Renno is professor of political science at the University of Brasilia.
Reviews"Winner of the Best Book Award, Political Networks Section of the American Political Science Association"
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